Covid: Schillaci's information in the Senate

The Hainan Airlines flight from Chongqing

landed

This is the first flight from China to the Roman airport, after yesterday's decision by the Lazio Region Health Department to resume anti-Covid tests for passengers from China, and after Health Minister Schillaci has ordered the mandatory antigenic swabs for all passengers coming from China and transiting through Italy.

The tests at the Roman airport for travellers, immediately after disembarkation, in a dedicated area not accessible to unauthorized persons.

In the mid-afternoon another flight from China is scheduled to arrive, coming from Hangzhou and operated by Air China, and in the evening the third and last flight of the day, from Wenzhou, with China Eastern Airlines.

In the meantime, during her press conference at the end of the year,

and that the situation is under control, but tampons and masks are useful. 

"Regarding what happened in China, we immediately moved

in line with what we have asked for in the past: we have provided the swab for all those who come from China, but it is effective if it is taken from the whole EU.

expect the EU to want to work in this direction. We need to understand whether what is coming is covered by vaccines or not. Up to now, only Omicron has been revealed. Right now it should be reassuring. The Chinese case proves it: work on responsibility and not coercion: situation quite under control".

In the meantime , the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci,

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Yesterday the oppositions had asked for his information also in light of the ordinance on mandatory tampons for those arriving from China.

Via the tampons at airports with

Schillaci in force from the day of publication in the Gazette until 31 January 2023. Those entering Italy from China will have to present the certification of having undergone, in the 72 hours prior to entry in our country, to a molecular test, or, in the previous 48 hours, to an antigen test.

Obligation to undergo an antigen test upon arrival at the airport, or if this is not possible within 48 hours.

In case of positivity, the obligation to immediately undergo the molecular test for sequencing and fiduciary isolation with final test.

Provided that no symptoms of COVID-19 arise, the ordinance reads, the provisions do not apply "to children under the age of six, crew members and traveling staff of means of transport of people and goods, officials and to agents, however named, of the European Union or of international organisations, diplomatic agents, administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions, consular officials and employees, military personnel, including those returning from international missions, and of the of Police, to the personnel of the Information System for the security of the Republic and of the Fire Brigade in the exercise of their functions".